Mayor's Press Releases
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Jul 9, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces Community Engagement, Violence Prevention Pilot Program in La Villita ParkEffort Will Saturate Park with Additional Programming for Residents on Weekend Nights
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Jul 9, 2015Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Export Growth in Chicagoland AreaU.S. Department of Commerce Report Shows Chicago Metro Had Record High Export Growth in 2014; Making Chicago a National Leader in Exports is Critical to the Continued Growth of the City’s Economy
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Jul 9, 2015Mayor Emanuel, CTA Announces Purple Line Express Track Improvement Project$30 Million Rehabilitation Project Will Upgrade Track Infrastructure, Improving Service Reliability Between Lawrence To Jarvis; Work Scheduled To Begin July 20
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Jul 8, 2015New Report Finds More Than 70 Percent of Chicago Small Businesses Increase Revenue After Completion of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses ProgramEntrepreneurial Learning Program at Harold Washington College Demonstrates Importance of Investing in Small Business Owners to Drive Growth and Create Jobs
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Jul 8, 2015Mayor Emanuel, CHA Acting CEO Jones and HUD Secretary Julian Castro Open Revitalized Park Boulevard Housing DevelopmentThe Former Stateway Gardens Site Includes 475 Mixed Income Housing Units; Secretary Castro Highlights Mayor’s Commitment to Fair and Affordable Housing
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Jul 7, 2015Mayor Emanuel Announces Divvy Expanding Access to Popular Bike Share System through Divvy for Everyone (D4e) ProgramCity Offering Low Cost Annual Memberships Based on Ability to Pay; New Program Launched as Divvy Expands to New Neighborhoods
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Jul 6, 2015Mayor Emanuel Visits Youth Participating in a One Summer Chicago Plus Community Improvement ProjectCity’s Largest Youth Jobs Program Provides 24,000 Job and Internship Opportunities to Keep Youth Safe This Summer
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Jul 1, 2015City Of Chicago Raises Minimum Wage to $10More than 200,000 Workers Across Chicago Receive a Raise Today; This is the First Step in Raising the Minimum Wage to $13 Per Hour